Politics

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has disqualified Ekiti State gubernatorial aspirant Engr Kayode Ojo from taking part in the party’s primary election and the state’s governorship race The decision came shortly after Ojo visited the party’s secretariat in Ado-Ekiti on ...

  Adunni Ade has vowed to expose a colleague who allegedly fed false information about her to blogger, following her recent court victory over a defamatory publication linking her to former senator Dino Melaye Celebrating her legal win, Adunni Ade ...

  The Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Uche Geoffrey Nnaji, has resigned amid allegations of certificate forgery President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed the resignation in a statement on Tuesday, saying the President ...

  The Minister of Power and All Progressive Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Oyo State, Adebayo Adelabu, has said his gubernatorial ambition is in the interest of Oyo people Adelabu said his passion to serve was borne out of love ...

  The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed against Senate President Godswill Akpabio concerning the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Delivering judgment on Friday, Justice James Omotosho ruled that the ten plaintiffs who brought the case ...

  The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has accused his ‘haters’ of benefiting from the infrastructure projects executed under his administration while continuing to oppose him Wike made the comments on Friday while flagging off the ...

  Fmr. Pres. Goodluck Jonathan Will Run for President in 2027 — Jerry Gana Former Minister of Information and Orientation, Professor Jerry Gana, has declared that former President Goodluck Jonathan will contest the 2027 presidential election on the platform of ...

  Former APC National Chairman and ex-Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has warned that if Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso and his followers join the All Progressives Congress, they will be welcomed “as madmen who returned to their vomit.” Ganduje ...

  Atiku Abubakar, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Vice President, has denied any connection with a media consultant named Kola Johnson The denial comes after Kola Johnson reportedly released a statement on Wednesday ...

  Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in prison for criminal conspiracy, marking the first time in modern French history that a former head of state has received a prison sentence The Paris court found ...

  Governorship Aspirant Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour Dumps Labour Party Ahead Of 2027 Elections, Joins ADC Former Labour Party governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has officially joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC). He made the declaration on Saturday at an ...

  Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has resigned after an inquiry concluded that she breached the ministerial code by underpaying property tax, dealing a heavy blow to Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government Rayner, a prominent figure within Labour’s ...

  David Lammy has been appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary in a sweeping cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, following the resignation of Angela Rayner Lammy, who previously served as Foreign Secretary, now steps into one of the ...

  President Donald Trump has cancelled Secret Service protection for Kamala Harris, which had been extended by Joe Biden before he left office, according to one of her advisers As a former vice-president, Ms Harris was entitled under law to receive six months ...

  Former Zamfara senator, Kabiru Garba Marafa and his supporters on Friday announced their resignation from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC Marafa, who represented Zamfara Central in the 7th and 8th National Assembly, hinged his decision to quit the ruling party on alleged ...

  The national leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has maintained that he has no plans to defect to another political party Making the clarification at the party’s National Executive Committee meeting in Abuja on Thursday, Kwankwaso said ...

  Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Friday dismissed Paetongtarn Shinawatra from her position as prime minister, ruling that as the country’s leader she violated constitutional rules on ethics in a phone call with Cambodia’s Senate President Hun Sen The ruling means she immediately ...

  Contrary to recent reports that he may opt out of the 2027 presidential contest, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar said he remains in the race Atiku was quoted to have said at the weekend his commitment to the evolution of a ...

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has formally confirmed Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagum as its substantive National Chairman at its 102nd National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting This brings and ending to over a year of Damagun’s tenure as the acting national chairman ...

  INEC Declares Prison Inmate Serving Seven-Year Jail Term As Winner Of Enugu-South Rerun The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday declared Bright Ngene of the Labour Party winner of the rerun election in Enugu South 1 State Constituency. ...

  Minister of Works, David Umahi, has insisted that all South-East governors are backing President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027 The minister made the remark in a video shared by @peopleofebonyi_, Ebonyi 1st Choice News Media on Instagram on Sunday. ...

  By-election: INEC staff, politician caught with huge cash in Ogun Security officers in Ogun State have arrested some people suspected to be Independent National Electoral Commission staff with a huge amount of money ahead of the state by-election. They ...

  The Independent National Electoral Commission will deploy 7,726 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System devices for the upcoming by-elections scheduled for Saturday, August 16, 2025 in 12 states. A top INEC official told The PUNCH that the devices would be distributed ...

  With roughly two years until the 2027 presidential election, members of the Peoples Democratic Party National Executive Committee are divided over moves by certain individuals to facilitate the return of former President Goodluck Jonathan and the 2023 Labour Party ...

  President Bola Tinubu has described Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, as his friend of over two decades, pledging to partner with him and any state committed to human, social, and economic development. ‎ ‎Tinubu, in a post on ...